Database Administrator II; Remote from in Colorado

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As a Database Administrator II, you will manage the full lifecycle of enterprise databases across on-premises environments (SQL Server, Oracle) and multi-cloud platforms (primarily AWS, along with GCP/Azure). You will play a key role in driving database automation, maintaining high availability, and supporting modern CI/CD pipelines.

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for database deployments using Azure Dev Ops and Git Hub.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and routine DBA tasks using Terraform, Ansible, Power Shell and unix shell scripts.
• Work within an Agile framework using Azure Dev Ops Boards on-prem and in the cloud for source control.
• Multi-cloud administration experience across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

• Provision, configure, and monitor database services including SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and cloud-native database services.
• Proactively tune database environments to optimize performance and prevent outages.
• Manage backup, recovery, and maintenance plans (nightly/weekly/monthly) aligned with SLAs and disaster recovery standards.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams and participate with database deployments

• Implement security best practices, perform regular vulnerability scans, and maintain system compliance.
• Respond to service requests, resolve technical issues, and document database configurations and standard procedures.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for critical production issues.

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.

• A minimum of three (3) years of dedicated professional experience in Database Administration.
• Solid hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server and working knowledge of Oracle, MySql and Postgre Sql.
• Experience building and managing Azure Dev Ops CI/CD pipelines for database deployments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience migrating on-premises databases to cloud environments (AWS , Azure or GCP).
• Proficiency in scripting with Power Shell, Azure CLI, or Unix shell scripting.

Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position will be assigned credit towards substitution for experience and/or education, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

If the minimum qualifications include a degree…